Obituaries

Gwendolyn (Lashower) Kavitsky, 93 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Friday, May 23, 2014. She was the widow of Benjamin Kavitsky. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ida Lashower. Gwendolyn was secretary to the Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health for the State of Connecticut before she retired. She was a member of United...

Vera (Davidson) Marcus, 80, of Candlewood Dr., Bloomfield, widow of Daniel Marcus, died Thursday, February 23, 2006. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Sadie (Vdetsky) Davidson. Mrs. Marcus was a past president of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield; two-time past president of the Beth Hillel Synagogue Sisterhood; past president of Jewish Women International; past...

KARGMAN, Lawrence M. Kargman, of West Hartford passed away on Sunday (August 15, 2010). He will be profoundly missed by his children and grandchildren: Howard, Trish, and Nathan Kargman; Elyse, Jay, Bari, and Adam Sloves; Stacia Kargman, Daniel and Corey Lesk; Janice, Brian, Lillian and Aidan Spencer; by his brother-in-law and sister-in-law Sid and Frances Keller; and most especially his...

Harvey A. Lazinsk, beloved husband of Shirley Lazinsk, died peacefully at home on November 2, 2012. In addition to his devoted wife of 61 years, his memory will live on in his four cherished children and their families-his son, Glenn Lazinsk and daughter, Marissa; his daughter Lori Chozick, her husband, Aaron, and their children, Matt, Jackie, and Annie; his daughter...

Joseph Panitch, 88, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Hartford Hospital following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Myra (Wiskind) Panitch; his sister, Anita Erman, his son, Barry Panitch and his wife, Margaret; his daughters, Carol Lipson (Gary) and Nancy Flaggman (Allan); his 3 grandchildren, Mike, Jackie and April, and many close friends and family. Born...

Susan Menis Novick, 60, of Tamarac, FL, passed away on Sunday (December 27, 2009). Beloved wife of Arnold. Devoted mother of Ross (Kate) Novick and Justin (Melissa) Novick. Loving sister of Arnold and Mark Menis. Proud aunt of Stuart, Michael, Andrea and David Menis and Joanna Begun. Adored grandmother of Nathaniel Novick. Funeral will be Wednesday, 1pm, Beth El Cemetery,...

PODOROWSKY, Jay Myles Podorowsky, 56 years of age, of Windsor, CT, after a long illness died, Sunday, September 13, 2009, in the comfort of his home. Jay was born on June 16, 1953, in Hartford, CT, the son of the late Leon and Barbara (Rosenberg) Podorowsky. He grew up in West Hartford, graduated from Conard High School in 1971, and...

ROHINSKY, Harry ?Archie? Rohinsky, 80, of West Hartford, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, in West Hartford, from lung cancer. Harry, also known as ?Archie,? was born in New Haven on January 14, 1927, one of five children to the late Anna (Cutler) and Benjamin Rohinsky. He attended Hillhouse High School in New Haven and thereafter, the University of...

Elizabeth “Libby” Kamaroff, 88 years of age, of West Hartford, died Thursday, October 25, 2012. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Clara (Jainchill) Kamaroff. Libby was a microbiologist at New Britain General Hospital. She leaves her sister, Esther Lerner of West Hartford, and a nephew Neil Lerner. A graveside funeral service will be...

David Pollack, 95, of West Hartford, CT passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 3, 2015. He was born in Hartford, CT son of Jacob and Esther Pollack (Enger). He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and worked as an independent contractor and in commercial real estate until he retired. He was a spiritual man...

Frances Jacobson, nee Franczeka Singer, 94 years old, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at Hartford Hospital. She was born in Altona, Germany, a suburb of Hamburg, where she grew up. She married Leonard Jacobson also of Hamburg in 1936. They immigrated to the United States as refugees from Nazi Germany with their daughter Ruth in April 1939. They settled initially...

On Sunday March 7, 2021, Alan Marshall Kosloff, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at age 74 after a long illness. Alan was born on December 11, 1946 in Waterbury, CT to Harry and Paulette (Wolozin) Kosloff. A graduate of Crosby High School, he received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut in 1968 and his law...

MICENGENDLER, Zofia (Kacz) Micengendler, 91 years of age, of Deer Run Drive, Colchester died Friday, April 16, 2010 at home. She was the widow of Zinowi Micengendler. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Betzalel and Deborah (Lieberman) Kacz. She was a Holocaust Survivor and a member of Congregation Ahavath Achim of Colchester. She leaves a son,...

Phyllis (Kayser) Opinsky, 80, of West Hartford, Connecticut, died peacefully on Saturday, October 15, 2011. She was the widow of Dr. Jack S. Opinsky, her cherished husband for over 55 years, and the daughter of the late James and Mildred Kayser of New Britain, Connecticut. She was also predeceased by her sister, Rita Kayser Evanier. She was the beloved mother...

Gladys Vinick Norman (Goldie) born September 8, 1918, died peacefully at St Mary’s Home on September 21, 2012. She was the beloved wife of George Norman, who predeceased her on August 22, 1970. She will sadly be missed by her children, Louise Norman and Tony Macchiarola, Robert Norman and Laura Craco; and her grandchildren Rachel and Julia Macchiarola, Gregory and...

Esther ( Rosker ) Kandel, 90, died on Thursday, September 5. Esther was the 5th of 8 children born to the late Helen and Jacob Rosker. She was pre -deceased by her older sisters, Ida Labinger, Rebecca Rosker, and Pauline Kushnet and younger sibling, Harold Rosker. Her surviving siblings, Edith Bloom, Va., Frances Kasden and husband, Bill, Fl., and Annette...

Seymour H. Saltzman, 88, of West Hartford (August 2). Son of Israel and Bluma (Peizer) Saltzman. Brother of A. Irwin Saltzman, Rose Sklar, Sophie Olderman, Esther Handler. Seymour was born in Hartford Hospital, where he later served as an Attending Physician, caring for generations of patients with skill and kindess. Upon graduation from Weaver High School in 1941, Seymour received...

Elinor (Piontak) Kahn, 80 years of age, of Marlborough, formerly of Commack, NY, died Friday, May 3, 2013. She was the widow of Stanley M, Kahn, Born in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter or the late Adolph and Bertha (Sacks) Piontak. She leaves her two daughters, Marilyn Korth and her husband Bradley of Marlborough, and Penny Hebert and...

MASS, Helen (Shlaifer) Mass, of Osage Rd., West Hartford, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in New York, NY, on December 25, 1920, she was the daughter of the late David and Sima (Wolinsky) Shlaifer. Helen graduated from Hunter College and received her Masters in Education...

Diane (Koplowitz) Hertz, 78, of West Hartford, died Friday, May 23, 2014. She was the widow of Julian E. Hertz. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late David and Jessica (Lebetkin) Koplowitz. She leaves her brother, Michael Koplowitz of West Hartford. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the Beth...